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About

Croatia-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Croatia exported $19.3M to South Africa. The main products that Croatia exported to South Africa were Packaged Medicaments ($7.66M), Metal Molds ($2.29M), and Rubberworking Machinery ($1.51M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Croatia to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.48%, from $20.8M in 2017 to $19.3M in 2022.

In 2020, Croatia exported services to South Africa worth $2.51M, with Other business services ($1.26M), Construction services ($457k), and Computer and information services ($457k) being the largest in terms of value.

South Africa-Croatia Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $53.9M to Croatia. The main products that South Africa exported to Croatia were Raw Sugar ($36.5M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($3.89M), and Granite ($3.11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 26.6%,  from $16.6M in 2017 to $53.9M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Croatia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Croatia ranked 34 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.8), and 73 in total exports ($26B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Croatia exported $19.3M to South Africa. The main products exported from Croatia to South Africa were Packaged Medicaments ($7.66M), Metal Molds ($2.29M), and Rubberworking Machinery ($1.51M). During the last 5 years the exports of Croatia to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.48%, from $20.8M in 2017 to $19.3M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $53.9M to Croatia. The main products exported from South Africa to Croatia were Raw Sugar ($36.5M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($3.89M), and Granite ($3.11M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 26.6%, from $16.6M in 2022 to $53.9M in 2017.

Exports from Croatia (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Croatia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Croatia (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Croatia Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Croatia
Top Destination
Italy$3.44B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

This map shows whether countries import more from Croatia or South Africa. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Croatia and South Africa or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Croatia than South Africa included Slovenia ($2.87B), Hungary ($2.65B), and Bosnia and Herzegovina ($2.45B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Croatia included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and India ($9.14B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Croatia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Croatia - South Africa

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Croatia and South Africa by product, considering products traded by both, Croatia and South Africa.

During 2022, Croatia had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Chemical Products ($8M), Machines ($7.03M), and Metals ($1.48M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Croatia in the exports of Foodstuffs ($37M), Machines ($7.09M), and Mineral Products ($3.24M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Croatia South Africa+$4.65MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential South Africa Croatia+$1.13MCitrus

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Croatia and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Croatia indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Croatia.

Product Space of Croatia (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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